The Sign in the Sky

An intriguing short story featuring the enigmatic Mr. Quin. A young man is sentenced to death for murder. Unconvinced of Martin Wylde’s guilt, Mr. Satterthwaite even attends the trial at the Old Bailey in London. Later the same day he dines at his favourite restaurant only to find Harley Quin sitting at his regular table. Encouraged by Quin, Satterthwaite is compelled to voyage to Banff in western Canada to check all the little details of the evidence. Is Wylde the real murderer? Librarian’s note #1: this short story was published in Grand Magazine (1925) and then in the print anthology ‘The Mysterious Mr. Quin’ which was first published in 1930. Librarian’s note #2: the print anthology contains 12 Mr. Quin short stories. Besides those, there are two more found in other collections: ‘The Love Detectives,’ and ‘The Harlequin Tea Set.’ Mr. Satterthwaite also appears in ‘Three Act Tragedy’ and ‘Dead Man’s Mirror.’ All by Agatha Christie, of course! Librarian’s note #3: the entries for all fourteen Mr. Quin short stories can be found on GR by searching: ‘a Harley Quin short story.’ Details such as characters and settings are included for each.